Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
MANUFACTURING
fabrication, manufacture, manufacturing
(noun) the act of making something (a product) from raw materials; “the synthesis and fabrication of single crystals”; “an improvement in the manufacture of explosives”; “manufacturing is vital to Great Britain”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
manufacturing (usually uncountable, plural manufacturings)
The transformation of raw materials into finished products, usually on a large scale.
The industry in which such products are made.
Adjective
manufacturing (not comparable)
Used in manufacturing.
Verb
manufacturing
present participle of manufacture
Source: Wiktionary
Man`u*fac"tur*ing, a.
1. Employed, or chiefly employed, in manufacture; as, a manufacturing community; a manufacturing town.
2. Pertaining to manufacture; as, manufacturing projects.
MANUFACTURE
Man`u*fac"ture, n. Etym: [L. manus the hand + factura a making, fr. facere to make: cf. F. manufacture. See Manual, and Fact.]
1. The operation of making wares or any products by hand, by machinery, or by other agency.
2. Anything made from raw materials by the hand, by machinery, or by art, as cloths, iron utensils, shoes, machinery, saddlery, etc.
Man`u*fac"ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Manufactured; p. pr. & vb. n. Manufacturing.] Etym: [Cf. F. manufacturer.]
1. To make (wares or other products) by hand, by machinery, or by other agency; as, to manufacture cloth, nails, glass, etc.
2. To work, as raw or partly wrought materials, into suitable forms for use; as, to manufacture wool, cotton, silk, or iron.
Man`u*fac"ture, v. i.
Definition: To be employed in manufacturing something.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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